Tactile Systems Technology (NASDAQ:TCMD – Get Free Report) and Fractyl Health (NASDAQ:GUTS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
83.4% of Tactile Systems Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Tactile Systems Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Tactile Systems Technology and Fractyl Health, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Tactile Systems Technology | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.67 |
| Fractyl Health | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Tactile Systems Technology and Fractyl Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Tactile Systems Technology | 5.42% | 9.24% | 6.56% |
| Fractyl Health | -64,849.48% | N/A | -57.21% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Tactile Systems Technology and Fractyl Health”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Tactile Systems Technology | $274.42 million | 1.52 | $28.51 million | $0.65 | 26.77 |
| Fractyl Health | $120,000.00 | 721.50 | -$77.09 million | ($12.19) | -0.15 |
Tactile Systems Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Fractyl Health. Fractyl Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tactile Systems Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Tactile Systems Technology beats Fractyl Health on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Tactile Systems Technology
Tactile Systems Technology, Inc., a medical technology company, develops and provides medical devices to treat underserved chronic diseases in the United States. It offers Flexitouch Plus system, a pneumatic compression device for the treatment of lymphedema in the home setting; and Entre Plus System, a portable pneumatic compression device for the at-home treatment of venous disorders, such as lymphedema and chronic venous insufficiency, including venous leg ulcers. The company also provides Kylee, a mobile application to help patients learn about lymphedema, track their symptoms, and treatment, as well as to share their progress with their doctor; and AffloVest, a portable high frequency chest wall oscillation vest to treat patients with retained pulmonary secretions resulting from bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, and various neuromuscular disorders. Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
About Fractyl Health
Fractyl Health, Inc., a metabolic therapeutics company, develops therapies for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity. The company develops Revita DMR System (Revita), an outpatient procedural therapy designed to durably modify duodenal dysfunction, a pathologic consequence of a high fat and high sugar diet, which can initiate T2D and obesity in humans. It also develops Rejuva, a novel adeno-associated virus delivered pancreatic gene therapy platform that is designed to enable long-term remission of T2D and obesity by durably altering metabolic hormone function in the pancreatic islet cells of patients. Fractyl Health, Inc. was formerly known as Fractyl Laboratories Inc. and changed its name to Fractyl Health, Inc. on June 09, 2021. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.
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